Drug Name

Prazosin

Drug Uses

Prazosin is used for treating high blood pressure as well as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). It may as well as be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.

How Taken

Take Prazosin as directed by your doctor.

• Take Prazosin by mouth with or without food.

Ask your health care provider any questions you may possess about how to take Prazosin.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Prazosin is in a class of drugs called alpha-adrenergic blockers. Prazosin causes the blood vessels (veins as well as arteries) to relax as well as expand, which allows blood to pass more easily through them.

Missed Dose

Incase you miss a dose of Prazosin, take it as soon as likely. Incase it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose as well as go back to your normal dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.

Storage

Store Prazosin at room temperature, between 68 as well as 77 degrees F (20 as well as 25 degrees C). Store away from heat, moisture, as well as light. Keep Prazosin out of the reach of children as well as away from pets.

Warnings/Precautions

Do not take Prazosin if:

• you are allergic to any ingredient in Prazosin;
• you are using modafinil.

Contact your doctor or health care provider fair away incase any of these apply to you.

Important :

• Prazosin may cause dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting after the earliest dose. Take the earliest dose at bedtime. Incase you get up during the night, sit up as well as stand slowly. Continue to sit up as well as stand slowly while you are using Prazosin.
• Avoid engaging in any hazardous tasks for at least 24 hours after using the earliest dose, missing several doses, increasing the dose, or using other high blood pressure medications.
• Before drinking alcohol, discuss it with your doctor.
• Patients who take medicine for high blood pressure often feel exhausted or run down for a few weeks after starting treatment. Be sure to take your medicine even incase you may not feel "normal." Tell your doctor incase you develop any recent symptoms.
• Pregnancy as well as breast-feeding: Incase you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits as well as risks of using Prazosin while you are pregnant. Prazosin is found in breast milk. Incase you are or will be breast-feeding while you take Prazosin , check with your doctor. Discuss any likely risks to your baby.

Likely Side Effects

Check with your doctor incase any of these most ordinary side effects persist or become bothersome:

• constipation; depression; dizziness; drowsiness; moistureless mouth; feeling of a whirling motion; flushing; repeated urination; headache; lack of energy; lightheadedness; nasal congestion; nausea; nervousness; nosebleed; stuffy nose; swelling; vomiting; weakness.

Seek health examination attention fair away incase any of these very bad side effects occur:

• very bad allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); blurred vision; fainting; pounding heartbeat; puffiness in hands or feet; rapid heartbeat.

More Information

Prazosin is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
If your symptoms do not improve or incase they become worse, check with your doctor.